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Feds to investigate Transocean disaster

DHS and the Department of the Interior are launching a joint probe into the April 20 Deepwater Horizon platform explosion which killed 11 workers and forced the evacuation of 115 crewmembers. 17 were injured, seven critically.

The agencies announced that they can subpoena witnesses and hold public hearings.

Two House and Senate committees have announced they are conducting separate investigations.

BP, which leased the rig that sank two days after the explosion, said it welcomes the probe and is conducting its own investigation.

Source: Marketwatch.com & Washington Post

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